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inning, beginning with a walk awarded to pitcher Julia Ranheim . She advanced when a Kit by catcher Debbie Lefferts was fielded but poorly thrown to second, pulling the fielder's foot off the bag. Stacy Willis sacrificed the runners to second and third and Lena Walker sent them in with a triple to center. Walker headed for the plate on the next play after a put out at first base. The throw home caromed off the catcher's foot as Walker slid. Walker had two hits in three at bats in the game. Ranheim gave up three walks in the game and struck out seven. She threw three wild pitches lat e in the game but gave up only two hits. Her performance was complimented in the second match by freshman Kelly Smith , who walked one and had four strikeouts. Smith gave up three hits in the win. The seven-run win was aided by six Cougar errors. Many of those came as a result of the Ags,
who consistently put some part of the bat on the ball. Ag runners made it to the bases 15 times, one way or another. The Aggies are 14-12 after a pair of road trips. 'We didn't finish our road trip as well as we would have liked to," Searle said. "We hit the ball better today." A major loss on the road trip was not in the win-loss column bu! on the roster. During the Pony Classic the Ags lost the services of freshman pitcher Kristie Skoglund, with an 8-1 record, who suffered a small fracture in her finger after being stepped on while sliding into second base. "She had a 0.00 earned run average before the injury," said Searle. "She still has a 0.4. Technically, she could be throwing four or five innings, until she hurts. She should be throwing Saturday." The Ags face BYU in Provo then return home for Utah next Tuesday.